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sphincter of antrum (medicine)


sphincter of antrum -->
sphincter angularis
Angular sphincter, thickening of the circular muscular layer forming a proposed intermediate sphincter at the level of the angular notch of the stomach. While the thickening of the circular muscle may indicate the commencement of the pyloric antrum, true functional sphincteric activity distinct from the Other peristaltic contractions of the stomach is not observed although some of these may in fact temporarily close off the antrum from the remainder of the stomach lumen.

Synonym: antral sphincter, midgastric transverse sphincter, sphincter antri, sphincter intermedius, sphincter of antrum, sphincter of gastric antrum.


pretend(2) (iou)



pretend verb. LME.
[French pretendre or Latin praetendere stretch forth, put forward, allege, claim, from prae PRE- + tendere stretch, TEND verb2.]
I. verb trans.
Present for consideration or acceptance; bring (a charge, an action at law). LME-L17.
refl. Profess to be or to be. LME-L17.
T. Fuller Poor, petty, pitiful persons who pretended themselves princes.
a. Profess to have (a quality etc.); profess to do. LME.
H. James I don't pretend to have contributed anything to the amusement of my contemporaries.
b. Lay claim to (a thing, esp. a right, title, etc.). Also, claim the right to do. LME-L18.
Make oneself appear to be, to do, or make it appear that something is the case, in order to deceive others or in play; (now rare) make a false profession or outward show of (a quality, feeling, etc.). LME.
L. Carroll Nurse! do let's pretend that I'm a hungry hyaena, and you're a bone! J. Buchan I pretended to retreat over the skyline, but instead went back the way I had come. W. S. Maugham Her heart sank, but she pretended that she was as excited as he. O. Manning It was a mild December night, pretending spring. F. Pohl He no longer had to pretend to be cheerful, he was so in fact.
Put forward as a reason or excuse. LME-L18.
T. Gataker I pretended mine unfitness for such a place and imployment.
a. Assert, claim, that. LME.
Hugh Walpole It is pretended that to satisfy their natural impatience, he formed a hasty manner.
b. Allege the existence or presence of. L16.
H. Rogers In any 'type' it is only analogical resemblance that is pretended.
Intend, plan. LME-E18.
Portend, foreshow. LME-M17.
Aspire or presume to do. L15.
A. Bain How many ultimate nerve fibres are contained in each nerve unit, we cannot pretend to guess.
Signify, mean. E16-M17.
Extend in front of or over a person or thing, esp. as a covering or defence. L16-L17.
II. verb intrans.
Move forward, direct one's course. (Foll. by to, for.) LME-M17.
b. fig. Tend to an end in action, speech, etc. LME-M17.
Foll. by to: (a) arch. pay court to (a prospective wife); formerly, aspire to (a position etc.); (b) lay claim to; profess to have (a quality etc.). L15.
E. Waugh Barbara herself pretended to no illusions about Basil.
Make pretence, esp. in imagination or play; make believe. E16.
let's pretend: see LET verb1.
R. Ingalls I thought actors were supposed to like pretending.